Improvement in can-openers



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" Letters Paten-t No. 105,346, dated July' 12, 18,70.

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The Schedule ifeferrec`i to' in`these Letters Patent andmaking part ofthe sama To (all whom tt 'may conce/rn: h p 'Be it known that I, WILLTMIW. LYMAN, of' Meriden, in the coun ty of New Haven and Stateot'Gonnectient, have invented a new Improvement in Gan-Opener; and I doherebydeclare the following, when taken in `connection with thcaccompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon,"to bea full, clear, and exact descriptionfof the saine, and which saiddrawings constitute part ofths specification, und represent in- -Figure1, anedge view ofthe instrument;

Figure 2, an under-side view; and in Figure 3, a cent-ral section, illsti-ating the manner of operation. f I,This invention 'relates toanimproved instrument i for opening metal cans and boxes, and consists inconstructing one end so as to enter and turn under the tinfandl form apivot, combined with a rotating cutter or shear, arranged `so that, whenthe instrument is- -tunied lupon thexsaid pivot, the said rotatingcutter will cut through the metal.

Ais an arm of anysuitable material, one end of which is formed with. apoint, u, set below the end, so that,4 when thesaid end is passedthrough the metal and turned down, a bearing or vpivot will be formedbetgveen thc said point andthe lever proper, as seen in e. 3.

At a'suitahle distance from the said pivot a circular cutter, d, isarranged, the axis of which is in a line radiating from lthe said pivot,and a groove is formed in the said lian'dleby a projection upon theunder side, as seen in figs. l and 3, one side, c, of 4the saidprojection forming a guide or bearing, to run upon the surface otlthemeta-l, and serve as a guide for the 'depth of out, thc handle Aextending to a sutiicientlength for convenient use.

'lo use thel instrument, press the point through the cover, as denotedin broken lines, tig. 3; then turn 'down tothe position in tig. 3, sothat the pointwill run belowthe cover and the pivotpass through; thenpress the cutter down onto andthrongh the metal, ruiming the handlearound, and the revolving cutter d cuts through the metal, so as to openthe can, box, or whatever it may be.

I claim as my inventionf IThe handle A, provided at one end with thepoint a., and constructed so as to form a pivot, as described,

and having combined therewith a rotary cutter, Il, with its bearing e,the whole constructed aud operating sub,- stantially as described.

WM. YV, LYWAN.

Tituesses RATCLIFEE HICKS, R. H. FOSTER.

